Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

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  Employee Handbooks

  Sexual and Other Unlawful Harassment Handbook Statement: Chicago, Illinois

  Chicago, Illinois, employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to demonstrate their commitment to a workplace free of harassment and to show their compliance with the Chicago law requiring employers to provide a written sexual harassment policy to employees.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Meal Breaks for Minors Handbook Statement: New Jersey

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to meal break requirements, effective July 5, 2022.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Sexual Harassment Handbook Statement: New York

  Updated statement and guidance to include information about the New York State Division of Human Rights sexual harassment hotline.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Crime Victim Leave Handbook Statement: Vermont

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amended protections for crime victims, effective May 24, 2022.

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  Employee Handbooks

  EEO Handbook Statement: Maine

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect law prohibiting hairstyle discrimination, effective August 8, 2022.

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  Checklists

  Update Your Employee Handbook With 2022 Developments Checklist

  Updated to reflect West Hollywood, California, ordinance providing paid and unpaid sick leave; and Maine law prohibiting hairstyle discrimination.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Weapons in the Workplace Handbook Statement: Georgia

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments relating to employee firearm rights, effective April 12, 2022.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Paid Leave and Unpaid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: West Hollywood, California

  West Hollywood employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of paid and unpaid sick leave, paid vacation leave and paid personal necessity leave and to show their compliance with the West Hollywood Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO).

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  Employee Handbooks

  COVID-19 Vaccination Leave Handbook Statement: New York

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the amended expiration status of COVID-19 vaccination paid leave.

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  Employee Handbooks

  EEO Handbook Statement: Texas

  Texas employers with 15 or more employees should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.